Who Is Older? The Sports Edition
Two famous names, one question: who came first? 12 age face-offs from our biography files.

Ages in sports are full of surprises. Guess who is older in each pair, then check the birth years from our biographies.
Tap "Reveal answer" under each question to check yourself, and keep score: 12 points up for grabs.
1. Who is older: Alan Carvalho or Antonis Antoniadis?
- A) Alan Carvalho
- B) Neither has a public birth date
- C) They were born the same year
- D) Antonis Antoniadis
Reveal answer
D) Antonis Antoniadis born in 1946, Alan Carvalho was born in 1989. Read our full guide.
2. Who is older: Laëtitia Philippe or Balázs Dzsudzsák?
- A) They were born the same year
- B) Neither has a public birth date
- C) Balázs Dzsudzsák
- D) Laëtitia Philippe
Reveal answer
C) Balázs Dzsudzsák born in 1986, Laëtitia Philippe was born in 1991. Read our full guide.
3. Who is older: Osvaldo Ardiles or Unai Emery?
- A) Osvaldo Ardiles
- B) Neither has a public birth date
- C) They were born the same year
- D) Unai Emery
Reveal answer
A) Osvaldo Ardiles born in 1952, Unai Emery was born in 1971. Read our full guide.
4. Who is older: Teemu Tainio or Mike Petke?
- A) Mike Petke
- B) They were born the same year
- C) Teemu Tainio
- D) Neither has a public birth date
Reveal answer
A) Mike Petke born in 1976, Teemu Tainio was born in 1979. Read our full guide.
5. Who is older: Jasper Cillessen or Dražen Mužinić?
- A) Jasper Cillessen
- B) Dražen Mužinić
- C) They were born the same year
- D) Neither has a public birth date
Reveal answer
B) Dražen Mužinić born in 1953, Jasper Cillessen was born in 1989. Read our full guide.
6. Who is older: Claudio Morel Rodríguez irala or Alessandro Costacurta?
- A) They were born the same year
- B) Neither has a public birth date
- C) Claudio Morel Rodríguez irala
- D) Alessandro Costacurta
Reveal answer
D) Alessandro Costacurta born in 1966, Claudio Morel Rodríguez irala was born in 1978. Read our full guide.
7. Who is older: Vincenzo Montella or Juraj Kucka?
- A) Neither has a public birth date
- B) Juraj Kucka
- C) Vincenzo Montella
- D) They were born the same year
Reveal answer
C) Vincenzo Montella born in 1974, Juraj Kucka was born in 1987. Read our full guide.
8. Who is older: Aljoša Asanović or Ciro Immobile?
- A) Aljoša Asanović
- B) Ciro Immobile
- C) They were born the same year
- D) Neither has a public birth date
Reveal answer
A) Aljoša Asanović born in 1965, Ciro Immobile was born in 1990. Read our full guide.
9. Who is older: Ryang Yong-gi or Hans Mulder?
- A) Hans Mulder
- B) Neither has a public birth date
- C) Ryang Yong-gi
- D) They were born the same year
Reveal answer
C) Ryang Yong-gi born in 1982, Hans Mulder was born in 1987. Read our full guide.
10. Who is older: Kakha Kaladze or Hope Powell?
- A) Hope Powell
- B) They were born the same year
- C) Neither has a public birth date
- D) Kakha Kaladze
Reveal answer
A) Hope Powell born in 1966, Kakha Kaladze was born in 1978. Read our full guide.
11. Who is older: Guti or Emil Walter?
- A) Neither has a public birth date
- B) They were born the same year
- C) Emil Walter
- D) Guti
Reveal answer
C) Emil Walter born in 1900, Guti was born in 1976. Read our full guide.
12. Who is older: Volkmar Groß or Marco Verratti?
- A) Marco Verratti
- B) They were born the same year
- C) Volkmar Groß
- D) Neither has a public birth date
Reveal answer
C) Volkmar Groß born in 1948, Marco Verratti was born in 1992. Read our full guide.
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- 0 to 3: time to start reading the Files.
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